THE CONGRESS: Chair-Pullers

Oregon's falcon-faced Repubican
Maverick Wayne Morse figured that in the 82nd Congress he deserved a
seat on the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He had been
after it since 1946, and had lost out in 1949 because the Democratic
majority had denied Republicans a sixth seat on the committee. But in
organizing the 82nd Congress, Republican leaders apparently had other
plans.

The New York Times front-paged a story quoting "the most competent
authority" on the subject as saying that the Republicans would probably
pick someone other than Morse for the seat. The...